Costco Wholesale has
HP ENVY 16" Touchscreen Laptop (16-h1055cl) on sale for
$1199.99. Shipping is $14.99.
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Suryasis for finding this deal.
Specs:- Intel Core i7-13700H 14-Core, 20-Thread (3.7GHz Base / 5GHz Boost) Processor
- 16" Touchscreen IPS WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 400nits 48-120Hz Variable Refresh Rate Support Display
- 32GB DDR5 5200MHz RAM
- 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Graphics
- Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ + Bluetooth 5.3
- Backlit Keyboard
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
- Ports:
- 1x MicroSD Memory Card Reader
- 1x Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
- 1x HDMI 2.1 Output
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
- 2x USB-A 3.2
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Gaming requires GPU speed + VRAM + system RAM. GPU VRAM is important but it's not the sole determination of gaming performance. If a GPU is slow, more VRAM will not make it better than a faster GPU with less VRAM. Without sufficient system RAM you may encounter stuttering.
With this system, the GPU is good but not fast enough for the VRAM to be it's bottleneck in high resolution gaming.
Finally, your comment about the weight. Let's be realistic, you're going to be hard pressed to find a 16" laptop with a dedicated GPU and swappable RAM that's thin and under 4lbs for anywhere in the ballpark of this price.
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From what I understand, graphically-taxing applications and games rely on VRAM (GPU memory) and not regular RAM. Is that correct?
I guess my question is --- Are there any graphically-intensive tasks or games that would require more than 32 GB of RAM?
Oh well....
From what I understand, graphically-taxing applications and games rely on VRAM (GPU memory) and not regular RAM. Is that correct?
I guess my question is --- Are there any graphically-intensive tasks or games that would require more than 32 GB of RAM?
For graphically-intensive tasks and games:
Note: Availability for in-store purchase may vary. There was none available in my area so I had to order online.
Specs:
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H (14-Core) Processor
Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth® 5.3
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX ™ 4060, 8GB
Backlit Keyboard with HP Imagepad and Integrated Webcam with Privacy Shutter
16" Touchscreen IPS WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 400-Nits 48-120Hz Variable Refresh Rate Support Display
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But in its own category, this laptop is faster than XPS 15 and Samsung Galaxy book 3 Ultra
But in its own category, this laptop is faster than XPS 15 and Samsung Galaxy book 3 Ultra
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From what I understand, graphically-taxing applications and games rely on VRAM (GPU memory) and not regular RAM. Is that correct?
I guess my question is --- Are there any graphically-intensive tasks or games that would require more than 32 GB of RAM?
Gaming requires GPU speed + VRAM + system RAM. GPU VRAM is important but it's not the sole determination of gaming performance. If a GPU is slow, more VRAM will not make it better than a faster GPU with less VRAM. Without sufficient system RAM you may encounter stuttering.
With this system, the GPU is good but not fast enough for the VRAM to be it's bottleneck in high resolution gaming.
Finally, your comment about the weight. Let's be realistic, you're going to be hard pressed to find a 16" laptop with a dedicated GPU and swappable RAM that's thin and under 4lbs for anywhere in the ballpark of this price.
Biggest negative is USB C charging is not allowed (reported as software "gimped" somehow) at all when the laptop is on. Only when it's off does it charge via USB C.
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Biggest negative is USB C charging is not allowed (reported as software "gimped" somehow) at all when the laptop is on. Only when it's off does it charge via USB C.
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The reason some couldn't charge it while operating may be either they were using very low wattage charger or some incompatible charger with higher wattage, using custom protocols. In those cases normally the laptop only accept a far lower wattage from the charger, for safely.
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But in its own category, this laptop is faster than XPS 15 and Samsung Galaxy book 3 Ultra
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